Mikael Pyyhtiä

Mikael Pyyhtiä (born 17 December 2001) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player for the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career Pyyhtiä was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the fourth round of the 2020 NHL entry draft and signed a three-year, entry-level contract in May 2022. He made his NHL debut on 13 April 2023 against the Pittsburgh Penguins, recording an assist.

On 13 August 2025, Pyyhtiä as a restricted free agent was re-signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Blue Jackets for the season.

Personal life His younger brother Niklas is a professional footballer, his older brother Tuomas is an amateur ice hockey player and their father Tomi is a former footballer.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2018–19 HC TPS U20 30 7 9 16 25 — — — — — 2019–20 HC TPS U20 42 11 30 41 8 — — — — — 2019–20 HC TPS Liiga 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2020–21 HC TPS U20 16 9 10 19 4 — — — — — 2020–21 HC TPS Liiga 35 3 4 7 4 13 1 4 5 4 2021–22 HC TPS Liiga 56 21 14 35 6 18 8 5 13 8 2022–23 HC TPS Liiga 47 7 13 20 16 3 0 2 2 0 2022–23 Cleveland Monsters AHL 7 3 0 3 0 — — — — — 2022–23 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 2 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2023–24 Cleveland Monsters AHL 60 7 21 28 6 13 1 4 5 0 2023–24 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 17 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2024–25 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 47 4 3 7 6 — — — — — 2024–25 Cleveland Monsters AHL 28 3 13 16 2 6 0 1 1 0 2025–26 Cleveland Monsters AHL 59 21 28 49 22 9 3 2 5 0 2025–26 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 5 1 0 1 0 — — — — — Liiga totals 140 31 32 63 26 34 9 11 20 12 NHL totals 71 5 6 11 8 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2021 Finland WJC 7 1 1 2 0 2025 Finland WC 7th 3 0 0 0 0 Junior totals 7 1 1 2 0 Senior totals 3 0 0 0 0